I guess some game called "Destiny" came out this week? But that can't be right. My handy list of "Important PC Releases" says that...well, certainly no game called "Destiny" came out.

Odd.

This is gaming news for the week of September 8, 2014.

Don't make another E.T.

SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute is funding its very own game jam in Mountain View from October 17-19. Termed " SETI-JAM," the event will take advantage of SETI research to create games themed around the Drake Equation, used to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the universe.

Seth Shostak

These people are having a swell time at SETI-JAM!

"By giving game developers direct access to our scientists and research we hope to kick-start a new effort using games to bring real science to the public. We can’t wait to see what the devs can come up with!" said Karen Randall, Director of Special Projects at The SETI Institute.

PS4 still outselling Xbox One

At this point I chart my life and the passage of time by how long the PlayStation 4 has outsold the Xbox One: eight months. Eight months in a row. And that's despite an Xbox One price drop, the dissolution of all always-online plans, and the exorcism of the Kinect hardware.

Watch Dogs on Wii U

"No, we definitely care about Nintendo. We promise! We're going to release Watch Dogs on the Wii U six months after it came out everywhere else!"

So yeah, Ubisoft is putting Watch Dogs out on the Wii U in November for whatever reason.

iPhone 6 = Next-gen

EA exec Frank Gibeau says the recently announced iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are "on par with next generation consoles" according to GamesIndustry.biz . I think Gibeau meant that to sound like "Wow, those iPhone 6 models sure are powerful!" but to me it just sounds like, "Wow, those next-gen consoles sure are running outdated, underpowered hardware compared to gaming PCs!"

Light at the end of the tunnel

The release date for Techland's spiritual successor to Dead Island, the zombie parkour game Dying Light, has been...pushed up? That never happens!